The Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), an al-Qaeda affiliate in the Sahel said it killed 70 soldiers in an attack on two military posts in northern Benin.

The Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), an al-Qaeda affiliate in the Sahel said it killed 70 soldiers in an attack ...

Brahim Bachir Bella, who serves as the Polisario Front’s Interior Minister, has acknowledged that “Morocco’s proposed autonomy plan is now among the options being seriously considered to resolve the ...

“Christ, my hope, has risen,” Pope Francis announced, calling on the faithful to turn their gaze to the empty tomb. He spoke ...

Al Qaeda affiliate JNIM said it killed 70 soldiers in raids on two military posts in north Benin, the biggest death count claimed by jihadists in the country in over a decade of activity in West ...

Africa stands at a distinct crossroads in its history. For centuries, the political borders of the continent were drawn based ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has invited the three Alliance of Sahel States (AES) – Mali, ...

As the country marks two years of war this week, the question that looms large is whether hope for a democratic future still ...

Last year, 343 million people were experiencing acute food insecurity, according to the World Food Programme (WFP). That’s 10 ...

China is wagering that these kinds of economic incentives can convince families to have more kids, as it strives to arrest a looming demographic crisis. The country’s population has been ...

Relations between Algeria and the military alliance of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have plunged to historic lows as the two ...

Rida Lyammouri, a Sahel expert at the Morocco-based Policy ... Algeria once served as a key mediator during more than a decade of conflict between Mali’s government and Tuareg rebels.